Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,K. 525; Serena Notturna, K. 239; Menuet From The Divertimento In D Major, K 334 / Joseph Haydn: Serenade From The String Quartet in F major Op. 3 Nr. 5 / Hungaroton LP Stereo, Mono 

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Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major), K. 525, is a 1787 composition for a chamber ensemble by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German title means "a little serenade", though it is often rendered more literally as "a little night music". The work is written for an ensemble of two violins, viola, cello and double bass, but is often performed by string orchestras.

The Serenade No. 6 for Orchestra in D major K. 239, Serenata notturna, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg, in 1776. Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, wrote the title and a January 1776 date on the original manuscript.

It has three movements:

• Marcia (maestoso)
• Minuetto
• Rondo (allegretto)

It is scored for

• Two small orchestras
  • 1st violin (soloist), 2nd violin (soloist), 1st viola, double bass
  • 1st violin, 2nd violin, 2nd viola, cello, timpani.
   

The Divertimento No. 17 in D major, K. 334/320b was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart between 1779 and 1780 and was probably for commemorating the graduation of a close friend of Mozart's, Georg Sigismund Robinig, from his law studies at the University of Salzburg in 1780. Lasting about 42 minutes, it takes the longest to perform among the divertimenti by Mozart.

The third movement (the first Menuetto) from the divertimento remains so popular that it is often referred to as Mozart's Minuet, although this is clearly not the only minuet by Mozart. An excerpt from this movement was used in the animated film Yellow Submarine (1968) when the string quartet was being annihilated by the Blue Meanies.